10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Well, I’m sure there are birders out there who can walk past Halloween Pennants or Ostrich Ferns without pausing, and who doesn’t care if the bird is in the White Spruce or Eastern White Pine, but I’ve never met one. “None of the above,” he proudly proclaimed, “I am a naturalist!” A naturalist, he told me, looks at everything.

Massachusetts 207

Massachusetts North America Rhode Island Ohio 207

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

And Great Tinamou gets knocked from its taxonomic top spot (a position that it has held since day 1) by the Common Ostrich. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. May by numbers looked like this; 11 beats shared 194 lists and ticked 943 birds between us. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Southern Anteater-Chat – Myrmecocichla formicivora. Kruger NP Central Park. 28 May 2018. Southern Red Bishop – Euplectes orix. Kruger NP Central Park. 28 May 2018. Whitefish Point. 27 May 2018. Chinspot Batis – Batis molitor.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Southern Anteater-Chat – Myrmecocichla formicivora. Kruger NP Central Park. 28 May 2018. Southern Red Bishop – Euplectes orix. Kruger NP Central Park. 28 May 2018. Whitefish Point. 27 May 2018. Chinspot Batis – Batis molitor.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Southern Anteater-Chat – Myrmecocichla formicivora. Kruger NP Central Park. 28 May 2018. Southern Red Bishop – Euplectes orix. Kruger NP Central Park. 28 May 2018. Whitefish Point. 27 May 2018. Chinspot Batis – Batis molitor.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. The Year List has been boosted to 1999 and the Life List has passed another landmark to reach 3519. 10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists. These are they… Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. A big thank you must also go to eBird whose listing software makes it possible. Best wishes to you all for 2019, keep safe and keep birding. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018. Highland Tinamou – Nothocercus bonapartei. Road to PN Volcán Poás.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113